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Auckland, New Zealand’s Viaduct Basin, a popular nightlife area, was the site of one of thedumbest publicity stunts everthis past Friday nightThe New Zealand Heraldis reporting. Evidently in promotion ofSplinter Cell Convictiona man with bandages on his hand pulled out a fake gun and pointed it at people. The people obviously panicked and ducked for cover while the police came a running with guns drawn. Luckily the police figured out that it was a fake gun and ended up finding out that the man was working for a publicity firm....

We can all agree thatScribblenautsis awesome. 5TH Cell is one of my favorite developers, and it makes me emotional to see so many people paying attention to the developer in the weeks following E3.Scribblenautshas generated a huge amount of buzz with its unique concept and ambitious promise of allowing you to bring literallyanythingyou can think of to life. Following E3, a particular forum post was made and then passed around the Internet as the ultimate pinnacle ofScribblenauts‘ brilliance, It became something of a meme, mostly due to how over-the-top it was....

Yesterday, we ran a story about ire overFallout 3using SecuROM’sglorious protection. A recent posting onBethesda’s official blogis attempting to smother the message board firestorm. According to Bethesda,Fallout 3is using the mildest form of SecuROM possible and shouldn’t cause any issues amongst consumers. From the blog posting: We only use SecuRom’s disc check functionality for copy protection. We do NOT limit the number of installs. We do NOT use online authentication or any other SecuROM functionality except for a disc check when you install the game and when you launch the game....

One of the drawbacks to actively keeping up with videogame sites is that we often see ridiculously cool merchandise that isn’t available to the general public. If you feel slighted, take note: SEGA is auctioning off some rare collectible items — and it’s for a good cause! One-hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross efforts in Japan, and you can see what’s up for grabs byclicking here....

During the greatFather’s Day marketing leak of 2008,a video was unearthedbearing onlyThe Cruciblefor a name. Putting two and two together, Internet Matlocks presumed it to be early footage of the game that Silicon Knights is making for Sega. The house that Sonic built has now come out and denied such allegations. Sega’s Steve Groll had this to say toMTV: “That video is not the game that Silicon Knights is creating for us....

The first screenshots for upcoming Western-style RPGShadow Sunhave been released, and they look mightily impressive. At first you’ll wonder what I’m talking about, because the screens without context don’t look all that hot. That’s when I tell you this is an iPhone game. Shadow Sunaims to provide an entire Western RPG experience on the iPhone, a goal that one can only applaud for its sense of ambition. Of course, controls are going to be the real issue with this game, but if Ossian Studios is committed to gameplay as much as it is to visuals, this could definitely be a portable game to keep an eye on....

Are you sitting down? This may come as quite a shock to you, but it appears Nintendo has sold more than 600,000 Wiis since they launched the little white machine. In fact, the company saw it necessary to flood media inboxes everywhere with a press release saying so. Built on a foundation of pure fun, Nintendo’s new Wii™ video game system sold through to more than 600,000 consumers in the Americas in just its first eight days of availability....

Media Molecule has heard your cries, and have delivered —Sonic the Hedgehogcostumes are coming to LittleBigPlanet in December. That’s the good news. Bad news, it’s based onSonic Unleashed, which is probably not how you’d like to remember Sonic’s speedy little hero. Regardless, that’s the only way you’ll get costumes for Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Robotnik, and — gasp — Sonic the Werehog. Admit it, you want these… right? [viaSiliconera]...

Sonic and the Black Knightis heading to the Wii and puts a sword into the hedgehog’s hand for — I believe — the very first time. Yes, rather than using the age-honored skill of jumping, Sonic now has a blade with which to do battle, and here aresome shots. As far as Wii games go, this is actually looking rather pretty. Of course, Sega is very good at making games look visually impressive....

While Microsoft continues to charge for its online service, Sony has remained adamant that the PS3 is the place to be for those who don’t like paying for things. Claiming that Sony is keen on providing as many free services as possible, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida hasbeen talkingabout the process of offering these services. “We’re more open about approaching and bringing services in to PS3 and PSP,” explained Yoshida....

What the hell is “Nerkas” anyway?AllGamesBetalooks to have been peeking around Los Angeles, particularly around the Staples Center and convention center area, where all the E3 madness is set to go down in about a week. There, in front of the Staples Center, on one of those huge screens, a trailer I’ve never seen before played. AllGames got it all ontapeYouTube. It’s a strange game trailer with normal civilians and armed people and things that look like Bluetooth headsets but have some kind of mind control or altering power....

If you haven’t heard already,StarCraft IIwill drop on July 27th of this year. That’s for many places, including the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Yes, Macau gamers, get ready. It hits stores on the 27th, and will be available direct from Blizzard soon after. Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime says “Thanks to our beta testers, we’re making great progress on the final stages of development, and we’ll be ready to welcome players all over the world toStarCraft IIand the new Battle....

This morning, Sony announced that it has pushed back the launch of the PlayStation “Motion Controller,” originally set forthis spring, to the fall of 2010. Of course, this news surprisesno one, because spring is right around the corner, and we haven’t seen any sort of promotional push for the thing — let alone actual working games,Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition(known asGold Editionin North America) andE3 tech demosaside. So much for getting a half-year head start on Microsoft’s Project Natal, which is currently slated for aholiday season rollout....